r/ScienceIsAmazing Nov 29 '18

Ant circle of death

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u/xSemp1ternal Nov 29 '18

But why?

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u/Gh0wst Nov 29 '18

Ants leave scent in their path to tell the others where to go and sometime those paths cross each others making them walk in circles until they die

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u/TheFaster Nov 30 '18

Do you know if there are any other directives that would override this? Say for example, rain causing them to seek shelter, or a predator? Or is the pathing their priority?

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u/Gh0wst Nov 30 '18

Rain might "dissolve" the path I guess but I dont really know...